Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lymphoma

/lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: lym-phoma
IPA: /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the one sub-class, we have the Leukaemic Lymphoma, the Typhous Lymphoma, the Hyperplastic Lymphoma (ex. the simple hypertrophied tonsil), Lympho-sarcoma, Scrofulous Glands; and in the other sub-class, Tubercle of man, and Perlsucht or Parresyge, or Morbus Gallicus, the pearl distemper of ruminating animals."
"Common immunohistochemical markers of this lymphoma include CD2, CD56, CD3, and T-cell receptors. 7 Typically, the histology of these lymphomas are characterized by monomorphic inflammatory cellular infiltrates, which may be diffuse or show angiocentricity and angiodestruction as well as tissue destruction. 7 Lymphoid markers from the nasal mucosal biopsy from this patient were negative for CD56 and EBER."

Etymology

From lymph, from Latin lympha (“water”) + -oma (“disease, morbidity”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lymphomata (plural) lymphomas (plural)

Derived Forms

adenolymphoma antilymphoma lymphomagenesis lymphomagenic lymphomatogenesis lymphomatoid lymphomatosis lymphomatous neurolymphoma pseudolymphoma

Phrases

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Burkitt's lymphoma diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma MALT lymphoma Mediterranean lymphoma

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma aroma melanoma carcinoma sonoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma oma

Questions

How do you pronounce lymphoma?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/.
What does lymphoma mean?: A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
Where does lymphoma come from?: From lymph, from Latin lympha (“water”) + -oma (“disease, morbidity”).

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